we are making the process transparent and accountable. >> our next question will be from mike lauber.your marks, which are spending products put into a bill without voting, it is a poor way to legislate. year marks can -- earmarks can benefit. congressman obey the disparate have the fee about your marks? would ever seek one that would benefit the district? >> the fact is, i believe that we should in the process. i think that every tax dollar that is being spent on a project should stand on its own merit and that it should be weighed against other spending. i really think that we need to be able to get a handle on our federal budget and deficit. this is one of the ways to do that. it also makes sure that the process is mu more transparent for individuals as well as taxpayers because they know exact where money is being spent instead of earmarks being put in the process where it is not so much out in the open. i think that is what is important. i appreciate all the work that congressman toby has done over the years, but the fact is that the earmarks process is something that we really n

we are making the process transparent and accountable. >> our next question will be from mike lauber.> your marks, which are spending products put into a bill without voting, it is a poor way to legislate. year marks can -- earmarks can benefit. congressman obey the disparate have the feel about your marks? would ever seek one that would benefit the district? >> the fact is, i believe that we should in the process. i think that every tax dollar that is being spent on a project should stand on its own merit and that it should be weighed against other spending. i really think that we need to be able to get a handle on our federal budget and deficit. this is one of the ways to do that. it also makes sure that the process is much more transparent for individuals as well as taxpayers because they know exactly where money is being spent instead of earmarks being put in the process where it is not so much out in the open. i think that is what is important. i appreciate all the work that congressman toby has done over the years, but the fact is that the earmarks process is something that we r

we are making the process transparent and accountable. >> our next question will be from mike lauber. >> your marks, which are spending products put into a bill without voting, it is a poor way to legislate. year marks can -- earmarks can benefit. congressman obey the disparate have the feel about your marks? would ever seek one that would benefit the district? >> the fact is, i believe that we should in the process. i think that every tax dollar that is being spent on a project should stand on its own merit and that it should be weighed against other spending. i really think that we need to be able to get a handle on our federal budget and deficit. this is one of the ways to do that. it also makes sure that the process is much more transparent for individuals as well as taxpayers because they know exactly where money is being spent instead of earmarks being put in the process where it is not so much out in the open. i think that is what is important. i appreciate all the work that congressman toby has done over the years, but the fact is that the earmarks process is something that we